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#D0BAAE

Greige · light warm orange

About #D0BAAE

#D0BAAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 73% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Greige (ΔE 7.2), with Oat the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEC4D0 (light blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green186
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 10.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #D0BAAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #D0BAAE.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #D0BAAE.
11.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0BAAE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0BAAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BCAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C0AE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7B6B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0BAAE?

#D0BAAE is a light, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 73% green and 68% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 18% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #D0BAAE?

Use black text. Black on #D0BAAE has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0BAAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEC4D0, and analogous partners are #D0AEB3 and #D0CBAE.